Impaired driving arrests made in Dutchess County

HYDE PARK -- Several Dutchess County law enforcement agencies participating in a joint-agency impaired driving enforcement detail made 28 arrests around the county, the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday.

Between midnight Friday and 5 a.m. Saturday, the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office and Hyde Park town police conducted what they described as a "roving sobriety checkpoint" on state Route 9G and then U.S. Route 9 in Hyde Park.

Arrests at the Hyde Park checkpoint included:

o Richard O'Keefe, Jr., 29, of Hopewell Junction. Police said he was charged with the misdemeanors of driving while impaired by drugs, criminal possession of a controlled substance, and possession of a hypodermic instrument.

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o Meagan McCarvill, 19, of Hyde Park. Police said she was charged with misdemeanor driving while ability impaired by drugs.